Chad - Income

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that in 2001
Chad's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $8.9
billion. The per capita GDP was estimated at $1,030. The annual growth
rate of GDP was estimated at 8%. The average inflation rate in 2000 was
3%. The CIA defines GDP as the value of all final goods and services
produced within a nation in a given year and computed on the basis of
purchasing power parity (PPP) rather than value as measured on the basis
of the rate of exchange. It was estimated that agriculture accounted for
38% of GDP, industry 13%, and services 49%. Foreign aid receipts
amounted to about $23 per capita and accounted for approximately 11% of
the gross national income (GNI).

The World Bank reports that in 2001 per capita household consumption (in
constant 1995 US dollars) was $223. Household consumption includes
expenditures of individuals, households, and nongovernmental
organizations on goods and services, excluding purchases of dwellings.
It was estimated that for the same period private consumption grew at an
annual rate of 26%. It was estimated that in 2001 about 80% of the
population had incomes below the poverty line.